In Pakistan Mountains,
Jihadis Train for War

By

Zahid Hussain

Updated July 28, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET

KHYBER AGENCY, Pakistan -- Here in the remote mountains of Pakistan, a deep, mostly dry riverbed has been turned into a training camp where about two dozen young men, most in their teens, receive rigorous training for the war against NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan.

Their day starts at 4 a.m. with prayers, followed by a six-mile run along the riverbed, swimming where some water remains, and weapons training. "One has to go through this rigor to prepare for the tough life as a fighter," said a 27-year-old...